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Bugmaster comments on Harry Potter and the Methods of Rationality discussion thread, February 2015, chapter 109 - Less Wrong Discussion

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Comment author: Bugmaster 24 February 2015 03:55:11AM 3 points [-]

They couldn't easily check every possibility and see if it's consistent.

Why not ? It's not like the laws of our space-time apply to them or anything.

Comment author: Jost 24 February 2015 09:35:40AM *  12 points [-]

Atlantis-Human: “Where did you learn about computability, Harry?”

Harry: “… in the Matrix.”

A-H: “The Matrix tells elegant lies.”